It was a peaceful day in Moscow, but not far from where I stood, the scars of a Ukrainian drone strike still lingered. Fitting, really—this war touches everything, even serenity. But while the drones fly and the headlines scream, something far more significant is happening beneath the surface: the West is slowly, quietly, conceding.
Trump’s recent handling of Ukraine marks a pivotal shift. After his private talks with Putin in Alaska, the former president made clear: Russia doesn’t want a ceasefire. It wants a complete peace agreement—on its own terms. Trump didn’t negotiate with Zelensky. He informed him. The message was blunt: if a meeting with Putin is arranged, you will make a deal. This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a power play.
The Europeans weren’t even in the room. NATO sidelined. Zelensky? Told to change his outfit and smile for the cameras. This is a man being paraded around like a failing employee summoned to the boss’s office. The West’s puppet show is unraveling—and Washington isn’t even trying to hide it anymore.
A recent hack, attributed to Killnet, confirmed what many had long suspected: Ukraine has suffered catastrophic losses—over 1.7 million troops gone. And for what? To serve the geopolitical fantasies of Victoria Nuland and Joe Biden. Millions of Ukrainian lives thrown into the meat grinder while Western politicians collect applause for their “resistance.”
Even the BBC, usually the last to admit the obvious, began subtly shifting its tone—openly admitting Crimea was once part of the Soviet Union. A quiet nod to reality. And reality is precisely what Russia has dealt with from the beginning. Moscow’s objectives haven’t changed. Neither has its resolve. There will be no compromise, no retreat. And Russia is winning—on every front.
Behind the scenes, Russia may already be preparing to wind things down. Some PMCs appear to be disbanding. If that’s true, it means Moscow believes the final phase is near. And let’s be honest—Ukraine has no cards left to play. NATO is fractured. Germany can’t send troops. The US is done bankrolling disaster. Trump knows it. The Republicans know it. Even Zelensky knows it.
This isn’t speculation anymore. This is the slow, grinding collapse of a failed Western proxy war.
Trump, for all his flaws, at least understands the language of power. He’s a businessman. When you’re on his payroll, you do what you’re told. Zelensky is just now beginning to realize that. And if word on the street is true, a meeting with Putin is coming. The same Zelensky who once made it illegal to negotiate with Russia has—on command—agreed to sit down.
It’s not peace yet, but it’s movement. And for the first time in a long time, it feels real.
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